ley
noun /leɪ/
/leɪ/
- (also ley line)an imaginary line that is believed to follow the route of an ancient track and to have special powers
- (specialist) an area of land where grass is grown temporarily instead of crops
Word Originsense 2 Old English lǣge ‘fallow’ (recorded in lǣghrycg ‘ridge left at the edge of a ploughed field)’; related to lay and lie.sense 1 1920s: variant of lea.